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motivation

[moh-tuh-vey-shuhn] / ˌmoʊ təˈveɪ ʃən /


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Meta has launched different versions of the product in the past few years: the $499 Oakley sports glasses that offer AI-powered motivation and fitness tracking, $379 Meta Ray-Bans, and non-Ray-Ban glasses for $299.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The Dodgers may or may not have the need, but they surely have the motivation.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

The head of UK counter-terrorism policing, Laurence Taylor, said in a statement that "we are pursuing multiple lines of enquiry to establish the motivation for this attack".

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

For him, another motivation is the chance to be actively involved in the lives of some of his children.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

His motivation was simple: Venus was a problem for both the Ptolemaic and Copernican systems because, according to both theories, its distance from the Earth varied greatly.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

If Acme had not accepted your documentation, you could have notified them in writing that you will contact your state’s insurance regulator, focusing on the evidence rather than the Acme adjuster’s motivations.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

“It authorizes only a sharply limited inquiry of candidate qualifications, demands nothing of their motivations, and trusts that ‘Alaska voters are not easily fooled.’”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Nandini's sari speaks to two motivations, he adds.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

"In the cinema, Bond’s legacy as a character has become problematic and his motivations as a modern British secret agent uncertain," he added.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

But Robert was nearly fourteen, and the thought of the boy being sent to this never-ending war in Vietnam was one of Ellsberg’s main motivations.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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